SIDI ABDERRAHMAN MAUSOLEUM
The mausoleum of Algiers' patron saint, Sidi Abderrahmane, comprises a koubba housing the saint's tomb and a mosque built in 1697 on an older site. Superbly restored between 2018 and 2022, it is one of the city's most visited monuments. Born in 1437, Sidi Abderrahmane, of the Thaâliba tribe, was a revered scholar and theologian, and founder of the Thaâlibiya zaouïa offering a variety of teachings. The koubba, where a silk-covered shrine contains the remains of the holy man who died in 1471, is covered with earthenware tiles, verses from the Koran, ex-voto paintings, plaques and chandeliers, one of which is said to have been donated by Queen Victoria, who finally succeeded in becoming pregnant after his visit. This sacred place is a haven of peace much appreciated by women, many of whom come to seek the blessing of the holy man, to whom it would be enough to make a wish to resolve marital problems, find love or even succeed in having a child. It's also a place where women of a certain age look for daughters to marry for their sons or grandsons, as they come in great numbers. So you'll see quite a few women sitting around the mausoleum, discussing their love affairs or future marriages... The mosque is flanked by a pretty quadrangular minaret, the top of which is surrounded by blue and white Persian and Rhodian tiles. The water from the courtyard fountain is said to be miraculous.
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